The High Atlas mountains of North Africa offer some of the finest trekking and climbing in the world, with hospitable guides, a good climate for much of the year and an almost untouched mountaineering potential. Once you've experienced the contrasting landscapes, romantic cities and welcoming people of Morocco, it's easy to become hooked.
A narrative of the author's explorations over half a century, this is a guidebook like no other and could have been written by no one else. It describes some of the biggest and best mountain treks and climbs, routes long and short, difficult and easy, illustrated with pictures that show the rich culture of the Berber people. It is sure to be the inspiration for many fascinating Moroccan expeditions.
Index of route maps
Overview map
Introduction
Geography and climate of the High Atlas
Trekking routine
Planning your trip
Getting there and getting around
Bureaucracy
Local guides
Local language and culture
Health and safety
Maps
Using this guide
Middle Atlas and Eastern High Atlas
1 Jbel Tazekka
2 Jbel bou Naceur, Moussa ou Salah and Jbel bou Iblane
3 Jbel Ayyachi and Jbel Masker
4 Jbel Hayane
Central High Atlas
5 Jbel Msedrit
6 Jbel Laqroun
7 The Cathedral (Mastfrane)
8 Mouriq
Mgoun Ranges
9 Aroudane (Aioui)
10 Jbel Azurki
11 Ouaougoulzat
12 Adar n' Ouchane, Jbel Anzig, Jbel Amezrika and Imejdag
13 Jbel Tigounatine
14 Tizi Mkorn
15 Ighil Mgoun (Oumsoud)
16 Jbel-n-Nig Oumassine and Jbel Tazoult-n-Ouguerd (Aslad)
17 Jbel Aklim
Western Central Atlas
18 Jbel Tizoula
19 Jbel Rhat and Tignousti
20 Jbel Anghomer
21 Tissili n' Warg
22 Jbel Tastwiyt group
23 Adrar Tircht (Jbel bou Ourioul)
24 Adrar Yagour
25 Adrar Meltzen
The Toubkal Massif
26 Kik Plateau edge
27 Jbel Toubkal
28 The Ouanoukrims
29 Aksou#l
30 Adrar n' Inghemar
31 Angour
32 Taska n' Zat
33 Tazaghart
West of the Tizi n' Test Road
34 Jbel Gourza
35 Jbel Erdouz
36 Igdat
37 Adrar-n-Oumzra
38 Jbel Tabgourt
39 Jbel Ikkis
The Tichka Plateau
40 Amendach
41 Takoucht
42 Flillis
43 Moulay Ali
44 Imaradene (Tassiwt)
Further West
45 Ras Moulay Ali
46 Mtdadene
47 Jbel Awlim and Jbel Tinergwet
48 Azegza
The Southern and Northern Ranges
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Texts, books and maps
Appendix C What to take
Appendix D The highest summits
Appendix E Contacts